Author: admin

NBA and FanDuel online sports betting signage is displayed on the side of a building in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 5, 2024.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images”This is the insider trading saga for the NBA.”That was FBI Director Kash Patel’s message at a news conference Thursday, announcing the arrests of Portland Trailblazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier.The two were among more than 30 people charged in an illegal poker ring involving organized crime and cheating, according to prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney, FBI and other law enforcement agencies are also charging Rozier as well as…

This Thanksgiving, budget travelers plan to visit beach destinations and major cities, according to new data from Spirit Airlines. The low-cost carrier has released its list of top 10 most-searched destinations for the peak Thanksgiving travel period from November 25 to December 1. (In 2025, Thanksgiving falls on November 27.) Despite its recent efforts to reduce its operations amid bankruptcy restructuring, including cutting flights and furloughing staff, the airline plans to fly a busy schedule over the November holiday week. Spirit says it will operate more than 3,200 flights and fly more than 3 million miles during the peak Thanksgiving travel…

The U.S. government has accused a former executive at defense contractor L3Harris of stealing trade secrets and selling them to a buyer in Russia, according to court documents seen by TechCrunch.  On October 14, the Department of Justice accused Peter Williams of stealing eight trade secrets from two unnamed companies. The DOJ made the allegation in a “criminal information” document, which, like an indictment, represents a formal accusation of alleged crimes.   The document does not specify Williams’ relationship with the two companies or the types of trade secrets, nor does it name the alleged Russian buyer.  TechCrunch has confirmed…

ESPN and YouTube TV.David Buono | Icon Sportswire | Jaque Silva | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesJust a month after reaching an agreement with NBCUniversal to avoid dropping its networks, YouTube TV has another potential blackout on its hands — this time with Disney.Disney said Thursday it would begin running public messages for YouTube TV subscribers to alert customers that the company’s networks, including ABC and ESPN, will be dropped from the service if the two sides can’t reach a new distribution agreement, which expires October 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET.”This is the latest example of Google exploiting its position at…

WHY IT RATES: The week-long event shattered records, hosting hundreds of industry leaders and marking a defining moment for the travel network.—Patrick Clarke, TravelPulse Senior EditorAvoya Travel, one of the largest travel companies, successfully hosted its 2025 Avoya Travel Annual Conference aboard MSC Cruises’ World America from October 11-18.The event brought together over 600 attendees, including Independent Agencies and Independent Licensed Agencies in the Avoya Network, more than 50 supplier partners, and Avoya team members for a week of networking, learning, and celebration. The record-breaking event sets new benchmarks for attendance, participation, and engagement. Over the six general sessions totaling over…

With the AI infrastructure push reaching staggering proportions, there’s more pressure than ever to squeeze as much inference as possible out of the GPUs they have. And for researchers with expertise in a particular technique, it’s a great time to raise funding. That’s part of the driving force behind Tensormesh, launching out of stealth this week with $4.5 million in seed funding. The investment was led by Laude Ventures, with additional angel funding from database pioneer Michael Franklin. Tensormesh is using the money to build a commercial version of the open source LMCache utility, launched and maintained by Tensormesh co-founder…

Target said on Thursday it’s cutting 1,800 corporate jobs as the retailer tries to get back to growth after four years of roughly stagnant sales.It marks the first major round of layoffs in a decade for the Minneapolis-based retailer. It announced the layoffs in a memo sent by Target’s incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke to employees at its headquarters.The eliminated roles are a combination of about 1,000 employee layoffs and about 800 positions that will no longer be filled, a company spokesman said. Together, they represent an approximately 8% cut to Target’s corporate workforce, according to the memo. Affected employees will…

Google said today that it will invest in a natural gas power plant in Illinois that intends to capture the majority of its carbon emissions. The 400-megawatt power plant will be built outside of Decatur next to an ethanol plant run by Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), which already captures CO2 from its operations. Google will buy most of the electricity to power its nearby data centers, while ADM will use some of the power plant’s steam and electricity. Low Carbon Infrastructure is developing the new project.   Google intends to capture “approximately 90%” of the CO2 generated by the power plant, the…

by Brian Major Last updated: 4:10 PM ET, Wed October 22, 2025 Sandals Resorts is introducing new room categories at Sandals Regency La Toc in Saint Lucia and at Sandals Saint Vincent, while also expanding guest access to Buccan, its specialty dining experience.At Sandals Regency La Toc, guests can now book one of 22 brand new Rondoval Butler Villas, each a private sanctuary complete with a private plunge pool, outdoor soaking tub, and personalized butler service. Eight of the Rondovals feature a private rooftop complete with Sandals’ Stargazing Concierge, who can curate everything from moonlit picnics and rooftop cocktails to…

President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, as first reported by CNBC. Zhao previously pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering while running the cryptocurrency exchange and served four months in prison last year. “President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr. Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war on cryptocurrency,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. Trump’s pardon comes two months after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump family’s own crypto venture benefited from a partnership with an under-the-radar trading platform operated by…